Air Resources Specialist

Title: Air Resource Specialist Full Salary Range: Grade V, $109,197 - $139,336 Work Week: Full-time, hybrid, 38.75 hours per week, Monday through Friday WHY PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY? The Agency’s vision is for everyone, everywhere to breathe clean, healthy air all the time regardless of who they are, or where they live and to become the most climate-friendly region in the United States. The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is a regional government agency created in 1967. Our jurisdiction covers King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties. We achieve our mission by monitoring air quality, sponsoring voluntary initiatives, educating people and businesses about air quality issues, and enforcing state and federal air quality laws. Our Agency is composed of approximately 70 staff members in two main divisions, Compliance and Air Quality Programs. Agency roles include inspectors, air resource specialists, engineers, meteorologists, monitoring technicians, project managers and communications. Our operations are supported by a team of specialists, as well as IT services, human resources, legal, records management, finance and administrative staff. For more information on the Agency, please visit www.pscleanair.gov . We are governed by a Board of Directors which includes elected officials from each of our four counties, a representative from the largest city in each county, and one member representing the public at large. The Opportunity The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is seeking a full-time Air Resource Specialist . This position will work within the Clean Air & Climate Initiatives Department of the Air Quality Programs Division. An Air Resource Specialist develops, implements, and manages programs and projects in a lead role. In our 2030 Strategic Plan , the Agency set ambitious regional goals for 2030. These include reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% from 1990 levels, reducing cancer risk from air pollutants by 50% from 2022 levels, reducing air pollution overall by 20%, and reducing socioeconomic disparities in air pollution exposure by half compared to 2022. Working toward these goals, this position has the opportunity to effect local change, leveraging new and existing programs to achieve results for communities across our four-county jurisdiction. This position will lead efforts to reduce emissions, primarily in the transportation sector, with an initial focus on transportation electrification and diesel emission reduction projects. Work may include coordinating regional clean transportation and climate action efforts, identifying funding opportunities for project implementation, leading grant applications, managing and implementing grants, supporting grant applications of partner organizations and collaboratives, and supporting policy development. These efforts will leverage resources to reduce harmful air pollution, especially in our overburdened communities . Work is highly collaborative, expanding our reach…